Thankfulness is a hardfought choice. We are most inclined to behold our blessings after we’ve brawled with pain and loss. Our tears are often the cleansing agent that clarifies our perspective, helping us see the bigger picture, the grander work at hand.
Balance: Joy + Pain
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A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON MOTHERHOOD
Each day we live, we are perpetually learning how to hold joy in one hand and pain in the other. And each day, with all of it’s mess and marvel, will pass.
We so often want to CLING to the splendid moments while rushing through the strenuous ones. And that’s fair. But I wonder what we may miss in the process. I wonder what God may be doing through both the joyful and painful moments of our days.
I wonder what it would look like to REFRAME our days, our motherhood, through the lens of God’s love for us. To hold up the good stuff, the hard stuff, and all the in-between stuff to the lens of God’s love and see what He sees.
Are you grateful *and* grieving?
Do you find it hard to balance feeling grateful while you are also grieving a loss? Read on for hope and solidarity!
#1: THROUGH THE STORM
Becoming a mom was a perplexing process for me. On one hand, it was pure joy. The sparkle in my kids’ eyes, the pureness of their laughter, the magic of watching them grow and develop. …